Diluent Used to Dilute Heavy Oil Sands Crude for Shipment by Pipe or Rail

Pembina Pipeline Corp. said Thursday it will invest 350 million Canadian dollars ($315 million) to expand its diluent handling facilities in north central Alberta.

The Calgary pipeline company said it will build a new facility at its Heartland Terminal site near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, giving it above-ground storage for up to 600,000 barrels of petroleum condensate and multiple inbound and outbound pipeline connections.